Posts on Saturday, July 25, 2026

President Donald Trump finally got to deliver his first White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech as president Friday night, three months after a gunman brought the original event to a terrifying halt. Trump mixed a tribute to law enforcement with an extended roast of the press, Democrats, and celebrities. He capped it by pulling out a red “Trump 2028” hat and joking that he planned to run for a fourth term. The rescheduled dinner was held at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., with heightened security and a smaller guest list. The April 25 event at the Washington Hilton ended after an armed man charged a security checkpoint

Working on the VIP post this morning about the continuous problem at the Southern California border, I ran across a Steve Hilton video addressing it, and it made me wonder how his campaign was going. I have to be honest and say I hadn't paid much attention to it lately. Like the savvy guy he is, he is firing on all cylinders, and it is not hurting his case in any way, shape, or form that Xavier Becerra, his Democratic opponent, is confirming his reputation for denseness and being a bit of a dolt. For instance, Becerra's in hot water with Latino restaurant owners for recent comments

My colleague David Zimmer dug into the data to assess the success of President Trump’s immigration policies. He found them to be very successful, indeed: There has been a concerted effort by “open immigration” advocates, “anti-Trumpers,” and a supportive legacy media, to portray the immigration enforcement efforts of the Trump administration in the poorest light possible. Many detractors have virtually ignored the success the Trump administration has had at securing the border, while others have suggested the administration has not held to its “stated goal” of focusing on the “worst of the worst.” A common tactic has been to use selective data and narrow parameters

We have followed the sad descent of Tucker Carlson into madness. Here, he accuses President Trump and the entire Republican Party (except for Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie, now gone from the party) of treason. He wants them subjected to Nuremberg-style show trials. Why? It has something to do with Israel. As best I can reconstruct it, some tinfoil hat types are saying that the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2027 provides for a merger of U.S. and Israeli intelligence. That seems to be what Carlson is talking about, as he refers to “merge them formally.” Here it is: